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“You think?” He grinned and tickled my side. “Auds, I’m not beneath playing dirty for you.”
I snorted. “Okay so we’re dating…”
“Exclusively.” He held my gaze and did the intense stare again, where his gaze moved from my left eye, then right, then my mouth, and repeat. It was quite intoxicating.
“Yeah?” he added, a slight line between his brows.
I was silent for too long. “Yes. Definitely yes.”
“You’re so fucking cute. Okay, we date exclusively.”
“Do we… tell people? Not that I have anyone to tell, but if you want to keep it secret, that’s… I get it.” I gulped. There. That was my darkest insecurity. He wanted to hide it because he’d get shit for it. But I hugged him in public, and he didn’t seem to care.
He rubbed his lips together as he studied me. Something flashed across his face, doubt or worry or something horrible, and I tensed, waiting for his words to crush me. But then one side of his lips curved, and he nodded. “I will follow your lead on this.”
“Are… are you sure?”
“Yes, Audrey.” He kissed my cheek and pushed up from the bed. “Call your brother back.”
“Wait.” That couldn’t be it. We needed to discuss more. Right?
“Hm?” He rubbed his face and yawned and looked so vulnerable and adorable that my chest ached. I’d never get tired of seeing him stretch or sleep or yawn or breathe.
“Is that it?”
“I thought so. Is anything unclear? We can keep talking all you want. I want you sure on us.” He threw his scrubs onto the floor from his third drawer. “What’s going through that brilliant mind of yours?”
“I thought it would be more difficult. Like, arguing or something.”
“What would we argue about?” He chuckled and cupped my face, his blue eyes sparkling. “You’re my girl. I’m proud of you, us, all of it. Nothing to argue about. If you want to hide it because of your brother, that’s okay with me for now. Someday, I might want more, but I’ll follow your lead.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah.” He rubbed his thumb over my bottom lip. “Now, we need to get moving, or we’re gonna be late, and Marcy terrifies me. You call your brother while I get ready.”
He left me in his room while he disappeared into the bathroom, and I faced my phone. Ten missed calls. Ten texts.
All from Quentin.
Where are you?
Are you alive?
AUDREY WTF IS GOING ON
WHY WON’T YOU ANSWER ME?
I’m going to your dorm.
Where the fuck are you???
Okay, I’m freaking the fuck out. You’re not at the library.
My gut churned worse than the one summer I threw up on a roller coaster. I hated making him worry, but he rarely considered my feelings. My fingers trembled with unease as I hit dial. It was six am, but he always got up early, ever since he was a kid.
“Audrey? Are you okay?” his voice sounded ragged, like he’d been screaming.
“Hey,” I said, squishing the blanket in my hands to rid myself of this horrible worry. “I’m fine.”
